People working full time not able to earn a living wage is a social problem, not an individual problem.
She was in San Francisco, which means if you want to call it a social problem, then it's a San Francisco problem. They already have their own (higher) minimum wage, and if that's not enough then it is the responsibility of the City of San Francisco to raise their minimum wage, maybe to $25-30/hour based on living costs I see there.
Like every other country, the USA is interconnected so what happens in one major city does seem to be something that would affect people in other parts of the country. There are BOTH federal and state factors in play setting wages. This isn't a single person't issue, or even a single region issue, this is a social problem.
The girl received education that is not popular in the job market. Got in debt by buying "shiny car" right before even starting her job. Moved to the most expensive area possible.
I used public transportation instead of buying "shiny car" right away.
Did you read what she wrote before posting this little bit of judgement? She didn't buy a car, the car she has belongs to someone else and she is using it. She also explained why SF was the choice she made, and given the context provided on this thread it kind of makes sense from an emotional point of view.
This person wrote this post on her personal blog, not the MMM forum. So she didn't write it with the financial perspective that the rest of us on here have, and yet we feel free to write judgy and ill-informed remarks about her showing that we don't feel it it necessary to actually read what she has said. I think my inner nurse makes me feel very compassionate towards this young woman who has had an horrific experience that only a very unfortunate few have had to experience. Having been similarly exposed to murder in my family myself, it does change the metrics of financial calculations in my life compared to others. She may make decisions that don't seem frugal, but she is young and probably needs a lot more time to grow and learn than other people given her history. She didn't ask for other people to judge her choices, she sounded frustrated, unheard, ignored, very vulnerable, and like she worked in an environment full of people who weren't emotionally together. She's moved on with her life since being sacked.
How about we stop kicking someone earning such a low wage over their history, and instead find a blog post by a lawyer earning $100K pa who is about to go bankrupt to fund an astrology course? I can jump on that bandwagon.